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"The desire for a world you can escape to is stronger than ever": How MMORPGs are flourishing in a multiplayer landscape dominated by live-service shooters

The lead developers of Final Fantasy 14, Warframe, and The Elder Scrolls Online take us through the demands and realities of running a successful MMO

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Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters are a good start, but before Fallout 5 Bethesda could be doing so much more

War never changes - but perhaps it should

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Bethesda says layoffs haven't affected 'the roadmap' for The Elder Scrolls 6, it hasn't forgotten Oblivion Remastered, and it's not telling you this because Asha Sharma forced it to

Well, that clears that up.

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Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says Morrowind on Xbox changed everything for console RPGs: "It stunned me"

Demolishing the wall between console and PC

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Bethesda Union Lawsuit: Microsoft Accused Of Labour Violations Over Sudden Layoffs

Unionised Bethesda developers in Canada say Microsoft abruptly terminated them on the same day it unveiled a raft of new Fallout games, and are filing a labour complaint over alleged breaches of Canadian law.

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The Elder Scrolls 6 development roadmap is unaffected by Xbox's mass layoffs, Bethesda says, despite devs' fears of delays and crunch

Xbox has cut 1,600 jobs, with 1,600 losses still to come

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Union claims Bethesda developers were terminated the day Xbox announced new Fallouts—after being told they would still have jobs until September

The OneBGS union says it's filed new legal action over the dismissal.

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"Unconscionable": The day of Bethesda's Fallout reveal explosion, its laid-off Montreal devs were told they "would receive the smallest severance legally possible" and "immediately" lose health insurance benefits, union says

OneBGS union claims Xbox backtracked on layoff timeline

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The Elder Scrolls Online is struggling with "team bandwidth" after Xbox layoffs hit Bethesda and ZeniMax, leading devs to limit a store for in-game items

The blog will offer less information, too

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Bethesda reportedly canceled an unannounced PvP shooter, likely from Wolfenstein dev MachineGames

A former employee listed a canceled shooter on his LinkedIn

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Fallout 3's gunplay is "not good," admits former Bethesda designer, and we'll probably see "a lot of that work" that went into Fallout 4 when it comes to the remaster

"It didn’t hold up to shooters at the time"

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Modders remastering Fallout 3 in Fallout 4 are not bothered by Bethesda's official version: "Our project has been a community-driven passion project for almost a full decade"

"We're committed to seeing that our work, creativity and dedication continue!"

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Fallout 3 is a masterpiece and I hope the remaster comes to Switch 2

Opinion | It's time to revisit the wasteland with some Joy-Cons

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Another former Xbox studio is "independently owned, again" after Microsoft shut it down in 2024

Mighty Doom developer Alpha Dog Games was previously shut alongside Tango Gameworks

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A new Elder Scrolls is still years away, but this fun Arthurian take on the formula is 50% off right now

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a very competent Bethesda RPG, not made by Bethesda.

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Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 fans might dread the return of Creation Engine, but New Vegas lead Josh Sawyer once called it "incredibly easy" to work with, even if it is "buggy and unstable"

"Without the pipeline of this engine, we never would have finished this game in 18 months"

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It seems another studio has broken free of Xbox and gone independent, following Double Fine and other cuts

Alpha Dog Games, the creators behind the mobile DOOM spin-off, Mighty DOOM, have quietly announced that they've reformed after being closed down by Microsoft in 2024 and have broken away from Bethesda to regain independence as a studio.

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Turns out Todd Howard is a full-time Reddit lurker just like the rest of us, says we'd 'be surprised how many great ideas' he gets from the site

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Todd Howard considered retirement before being inspired by Bethesda devs working on RPGs like Fallout 5 and Elder Scrolls 6

"Some folks in our industry that are a little older than me, they're just making great stuff, too. So, it's not something I've been thinking about."

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As Bethesda boss Todd Howard praises Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5's "incredible" tech team, fans aren't convinced Creation Engine 3 is a good idea: "Gonna release in an absolute buggy mess"

"Bugs and Bethesda. A tale as old as time"

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As Bethesda pushes ahead with The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, "professional lurker" Todd Howard returns to Reddit to say "you'd be surprised how many great ideas I get" here

Todd Howard is "constantly listening"

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Bethesda confirms 'Fallout 5' and 'The Elder Scrolls VI' are built on new Creation Engine 3 — Todd Howard explains the goal to give more power to devs and creators

We spoke to Todd Howard about the power of Creation Engine 3, and how Roblox has validated Bethesda's focus on independent creators.

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I'm not worried about Fallout: New Vegas 2, because Obsidian knows how to make the best out of a bad situation

Development of the first New Vegas wasn't exactly plain sailing.

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"There has to be a reason for people to buy an Xbox": Making sense of Microsoft's messy return to console exclusivity

The Saturday Read | Senior leaders across Xbox detail why the platform is returning to console exclusivity, and explain why Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are only the beginning

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"Personally very difficult, and very difficult for our teams." —Bethesda's Todd Howard discusses Microsoft's deep Xbox cuts, and finding optimism for the industry's future

Todd Howard spoke to us on Xbox's big cuts, and how Elder Scrolls and Fallout will survive the big game industry shifts.

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